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Shanny commented on picture ID 186025.

Thanks for your reply! I checked out the Wolf spider and fairly sure that wasn't it, although quite impressed by that one! Having had a Tarantula for 14 years and have been wanting another...Now Jumping Spiders and Wolf Spiders have my attention! Back to my post... After more research, I think the closest match is probably the Hogna baltimoriana. Again, thanks for helping me out and sending m... Discussion Thread

Shanny commented on picture ID 185826.

Thank you for replying and researching on my behalf! The more I look at your comments and web searches, I think the Hogna Baltimoriana is the closest match. I just wonder about the spikes on the legs... I'd love to have one as a pet and watch it grow! Maybe I can find another one! Thanks, again! Blessings!... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192637.

She's a big gal. Technically, most species of spiders don't get pregnant. I didn't know that before I found this site. Female spiders are much larger than males because they need to hunt and make webs and grow the eggs inside of them. When the unfertilized eggs are ready the female oviposits them into a silk sac. She may have accepted semen from a male, or several, that courted her. ... Discussion Thread

RManning commented on picture ID 192649.

Thanks. I think this maybe the same.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192647.

It might be a male running crab spider in the Philodromidae family... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192645.

A fishing spider in the genus Dolomedes may be D. albineus... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192637.

This looks like an orb weaver in the Argiope genus.. it might be this one...Argiope appensa The hawaiian garden spider. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119110-Argiope-appensa/browse_photos... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192599.

I think this is an orb weaver ...the marbled orb weaver...Araneus marmoreus... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192649.

I think it might be Metacyrba taeniola https://bugguide.net/node/view/999813/bgimage... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192651.

I think it is a Stetoda nobilis a noble false widow...a fairly recent import from Europe... harmless... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192653.

Hard to say when it is hiding its head. But my guess would be a male Metaltella simioni https://bugguide.net/node/view/1195009/bgimage... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192577.

OK thanks... Discussion Thread

Gray-leaves commented on picture ID 192581.

I'm quite sure this is salticidae, but I can't see clearly enough to give a certain species ID. The little white dot makes me think Phidippus audax or Phidippus regius, but I'm not aware of the latter being found as far north as Iowa.... Discussion Thread

RManning commented on picture ID 192649.

Size was approx. 5mm in length.... Discussion Thread

Michael Zelandia commented on picture ID 192601.

Update: I'm think the specimen is C. fasciatus. This fits with known distribution close to the Amazon River. Thanks again for the help .... Discussion Thread

Michael Zelandia commented on picture ID 192601.

Thanks for your response BugmanDan. Due to the rural setting this specimen was observed in, I can't imagine this spider hitchhiking to anywhere nearby, and nobody here keeps spiders as pets - the jungle is literally already crawling with them. I'll be having a look around upriver with camera at the ready later this week for more of these incredible, beautiful C. Elegans.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192639.

It is indeed a cellar spider and you are correct that its legs are thicker than usual for a cellar spider. Thats because this is likely to be Artema atlanta the biggest cellar spider in the world. Here is some information on it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artema_atlanta... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192609.

I don't know tarantulas at all, so Dan, I'm going to go with your identifications without checking them. If you change your mind on any, I can change the IDs.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192623.

It looks to be a trapdoor spider of some sort. Likely a male that has gotten lost in search of a female.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192627.

Family Sparassidae. A huntsman spider. most likely one of the Palystes species. 22 of those, most popular is Palystes superciliosus, the rain spider. Quite harmless and cool to have around. 4 new species, https://mega.nz/file/QtUTTShQ#8PiYH7h2D_KBBMhuEFNkLZsJTONmzJk5y2DT9X-Hok4 Downright pretty huh.... Discussion Thread

PFlaherty commented on picture ID 192605.

Oh thank you, that helps a lot ... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192601.

I do think this is cyriococus Elegans, one of the dwarf tarantulas. I ran the location through inaturalist and doesn't look like any specimens recorded. A hitchhiker or wayward pet would be my conclusion.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192605.

A dwarf spider, sub family Erigoninae. You may know them as money spiders. Subfamily Erigoninae - Dwarf Spiders - BugGuide.Net Nice photo for such a small spider.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192603.

Pete looks to be Salticidae family, a jumping spider. When you find spiders on ceilings with no apearant food source, they are probably eating mites and other scale insects you don't see. Jumping spiders are usually rather active hunters so not moving for long times could be he has crossed the rainbow bridge. If he is still alive, they are easy enough to catch, even with hands, then drop in a sm... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192609.

Tliltocatl vagans, formerly Bratchipelma vegans, commonly known as Mexican red rump tarantula.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192615.

This is a male triangulate cobweb spider. You may have to hunt for females that stay in their webs and not often in plain sight. These males when mateure like this will wander looking for female mates. They are no threat at all, and a couple around is worth having. Species Steatoda triangulosa - BugGuide.N... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 185551.

Wolf spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 185661.

Wolf spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 186025.

Wolf spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 185911.

I think it's a wolf spider but it may be a grass spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 186809.

Wolf spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 189074.

This is a single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids and never stops... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192557.

It is an insect larva, but that's not my specialty. :) We focus on spiders. There is a website of volunteers that identify any bug with legs in the US. Try www.bugguide.net They prefer that you crop the photo to make it easier to see as a thumbnail photo. I'll put the photo into our insects category on our site. On Bugguide you can post multiple photos if they are useful angles.... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 189915.

Wolf spider... Discussion Thread

lucimoose commented on picture ID 190663.

Hard to see, but most likely a hogna... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192577.

BG does that because a microscope exam of the genitalia is necessary to identify many of them. I couldn't get any species IDs for my Grass Spiders in the Eastern US on BugGuide either.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192589.

This is an orb weaver. Maybe Neoscona crucifera https://bugguide.net/node/view/721337... Discussion Thread

lbloom3 commented on picture ID 192583.

Nod, Thank you so much for identifying this cobweb spider. I'm relieved to know its identity and venom status. Your experience with them in Europe is most helpful. I'll keep an eye on it at its web, up high near the ceiling. We can coexist on different levels of the kitchen.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192577.

I think this is a harmless little funnel weaver spider. There are a lot of very similar spiders in the west of the US. Bugguide groups them together under the umbrella term ..Western Ageleninae https://bugguide.net/node/view/2307108/bgimage... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192521.

I'm not sure either. South Carolina does have a lot of little Thin-Legged Wolf Spiders. I have a lot where I live too. They're cute, they scamper around in a way that looks random. They are often near others ( siblings? ) Unlike the bigger kinds of Wolf Spiders they can climb vertical things a little bit in the surface is rough.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192583.

That is a cobweb spider called Steatoda nobilis. A noble false widow. A fairly recent import from Europe. They are not aggressive and don't have medically significant venom. Everyone's immune system is different though. They do tend to produce a lot of spiderlings. They have become very common where I am from in Europe. They have never caused me any issues.... Discussion Thread

orowarf commented on picture ID 192569.

Cool. I didn't even notice that she webbed-up the stinger. Thank you Nod for your eye for detail!... Discussion Thread

Yaboiyi commented on picture ID 192438.

That is most likely a crab spider. Could be the Goldenrod Crab Spider... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192569.

Wow! That's impressive! I saw one of my Cellar Spiders prey on a Black Lace Weaver, Amaurobius ferox, a much larger species. These little guys are surprising.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192569.

I think it is. There is a national geographic video on utube of a cellar spider in Australia capturing a little scorpion. Their webs seem to be very strong and sticky. The web does half the work. The spider in Australia wrapped its prey totally. Ure one just wrapped the stinger and tied it to its web. The minimalist approach.... Discussion Thread

orowarf commented on picture ID 192569.

Is this a cellar spider? I get these little scorpions in my house - not as nasty as the species further south in Arizona but still don't want one in your boot...This is why I love spiders!... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192565.

I think this is a cellar spider...perhaps this one in the genus Physocyclus Cellar spiders are amazing spiders. They look so delicate but can tackle bigger stronger prey with ease. https://bugguide.net/node/view/2217269/bgimage... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192561.

Not sure. It could be this one... a southern house spider..https://spiderid.com/spider/filistatidae/kukulcania/hibernalis/... Discussion Thread

Benka commented on picture ID 192559.

Ok, thank you, so it’s probably a false wolf. I’ll take new pictures when i find another one.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192559.

Are you including the legs...spider sizes refer to the size of the body only. Excluding the legs and pedipalps and even excluding the jaws sometimes.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192517.

This is a banded garden spider ...https://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Banded_Garden_Spider it's a lovely picture. Usually the web isn't visible in the pictures submitted to the site.... Discussion Thread

Benka commented on picture ID 192559.

Thank’s for your answer but this one is bigger, about 7 cm.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192559.

I think it's a false wolf ..Zoropsis spinimana... Discussion Thread

Dentonj88 commented on picture ID 192553.

I think you're correct... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192553.

I think this is a recluse. https://bugguide.net/node/view/478375/bgimage... Discussion Thread

orowarf commented on picture ID 192551.

Thank you! Now that I see an image of the female southern house spider I'm pretty sure I saw her this summer. Darn, wish I didn't put him outside, could have eaten some bugs in my house...... Discussion Thread

MissFineThing commented on picture ID 192517.

Can anyone identify this spider? Thank you! Marilyn Acquistapace... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192521.

I think this could be a little wolf spider. There is a chance that maybe it could be in the genus Pardosa see the link...https://bugguide.net/node/view/1691588 but i am not even certain it is a wolf spider... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192541.

I think this is a female cobweb spider in the genus Steatoda. Of the 5 steatoda species in Poland it could be S bipunctata or S grossa....Steatoda loose a little bit of their pattern every time they molt and females molt more often than males... That means as females get older they become very alike. Therefore it is hard to put a species name to older females... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192547.

I can't make out much of the details but there is a chance it could be one of the long legged sac spiders....because of the long slender front legs and the dark jaws...https://bugeric.blogspot.com/2011/06/spider-sunday-longlegged-sac-spiders.html?m=1... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192551.

Here are pictures of the desert recluse for comparison https://bugguide.net/node/view/424372/bgimage... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192551.

I think the eyes are wrong for it to be a desert recluse. It is more like a male southern house spider. They have long thin pedipalps that it holds in front of them folded over. It is a little paler than usual but perhaps it could have just molted....note the eyes and pedipalps ln this link....https://bugguide.net/node/view/1697235/bgimage... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192545.

Wow! That IS a lot of egg sacks! One of my Triangulate cobweavers only made 2. Only about 5 spiderlings survived. She had odd markings ( bright yellow) and her offspring have differently odd markings. Dinmass, they're harmless and very good at catching bugs, that's why we appreciate having them around. In warm weather no flying insect had a chance of surviving in my house. If you pre... Discussion Thread

orowarf commented on picture ID 192551.

I'm adding attributes: sparse hair on body and legs, ca. 1/4" body length, sand colored. Legs darker at ends.Rather large pedipalps.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192529.

Species Cheiracanthium mildei - BugGuide.Net Black booties and mouth parts. Eating mites on the celing.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192535.

Definately a grey house spider. IF you could provoke a bite it would not be significant. Might sting a bit. 'Windo spider'They don't leave their web unless starved out. Species Badumna longinqua - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192539.

California trap door spider. Species Bothriocyrtum californicum - California Trapdoor Spider - BugGuide.Net... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192543.

Well, it is a funnel weaver but I don't think Agelenopsis genus.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192545.

Triangulate cobweb spider. Species Steatoda triangulosa - BugGuide.Net That is a lot of egg sacs. If most have not already hatched, they could be infertile. My little resident gal made a nice sac, but never hatched.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192529.

I think this is a black footed yellow sac spider... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192519.

It is almost certainly a male trapdoor spider....I think it could be this one...a male trapdoor spider in the genus Myrmekiaphila...the males of this genus have distinctive kink in the front pair of legs. https://bugguide.net/node/view/863344/bgimage... Discussion Thread

CedNZ commented on picture ID 163015.

Eriophora pustulosa... Discussion Thread

jstolfa commented on picture ID 191379.

Thank you very much!... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192504.

Hi, your submissions to SpiderID aren't going through. It happens sometimes with spotty internet connections. Jan 1, 1970 was chosen as the Beginning of Computer Time for some computer systems and languages, that's why the site reverts to that date. If you want to try again keep the site open while it uploads, for at least 5 minutes. It often appears to be completed before it actually is.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192515.

It is similar to this one...Titanebo....but bugguide has no sightings for Utah...it does have sightings for California Nevada Arizona and Texas so it might be present in Utah as well...or it might be a different member of the running crab spider.....https://bugguide.net/node/view/2213650... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192515.

I think this might be a running crab spider in the Philodromidae family. I don't know which one... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192468.

Yes indeed. It is one of the Huntsman family...also known as the Sparassidae family and also known as the giant crab family. Based on the black jaws and the general look of it my guess (and its only a guess) would be Olios....one of the huntsman/giant crab/Sparassidae family.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192488.

Ditto. I would not know where to begin identifying it to species level.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192507.

Poecilopachys australasia. Two spined spider. ... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192494.

If this is Eratagena duellica it is a juvenile. I might suggest the size compare to Eratigena agrestis, the hobo spider. Compare with one of my female hobo spiders: HOBO SPIDER | Eratigena agrestis female Taken with Samsung R… | Flickr... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192500.

As adult, the western black widow is total black except the ventral patterns.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192496.

Best bet is Steatoda nobilis, and true, they are quite reluctant to bite and not of medical significance.... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192472.

With your better photo, I see this is not a huntsman, and I agree with Nod it is a phoneutria genus.... Discussion Thread

Savage1 commented on picture ID 192468.

Thank you, community is chiming in Sparassidae- Huntsman?... Discussion Thread

BugmanDan commented on picture ID 192488.

With the better photo, I agree. not certain of the species though.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192511.

Lol...It looks harmless to me but everyone's immune system is different. My preference would be to capture and leave outside if you can.... but it's easy for me to give advice from a country without any medically significant spiders. Without any large spiders at all really.... Discussion Thread

heath313 commented on picture ID 192511.

Thanks Nod, I'm noobie here. My understanding is that this was a "good" spider, that we should not have killed? Any advice here, difficult to make a decision as it is runing away under the bed LOL, kill it or let it run and wife will kick me to the curb for a week.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192511.

This isn't a recluse. The eyes look to be that of a wolf spider. I don't know what type....compare to this burrowing wolf spider...https://bugguide.net/node/view/1253183/bgimage... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 192500.

It is possible that it is a Black Widow. We had a recent photo of a Black Widow that someone found under a Christmas Tree. Thanks Santa! I'm not certain with yours, the web doesn't look quite right. If you have more photos from other angles they can be uploaded individually as new submissions.... Discussion Thread

TangledWeb commented on picture ID 187143.

That was an interesting pair. I think I can only label one species per photo, so I went with the Fishing Spider because it's a nice shot showing the "white band." The other is a Mabel Orchard Orb Weaver. The web looks like the beginning of a nursery web for the Fishing Spider. Her abdomen is flattened, like she just oviposited her eggs. She's standing in an aggressively defensive manner. ... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192468.

I am going to guess Olios giganteus ..a giant crab spider....see the link.....https://bugguide.net/node/view/1695904... Discussion Thread

Jstewmo commented on picture ID 192500.

Was located on plastic Christmas decoration outside. Looks like black widow but no markings.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192484.

Would you have any other pictures showing the lower part of the 1st pair of legs...the pair closest to the head. Some trapdoor spiders in Georgia have a distinctive kink in those legs.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192484.

I think it is a male so my guess would be a trapdoor spider.... Discussion Thread

TheMook commented on picture ID 192496.

Thank you! I thought she was of that group.... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192496.

It's likely to be a cobweb spider in the genus Steatoda...they are also known as the false widow spiders. They get a lot of bad press but as you say they are shy and unlikely to bite. Their venom is not capable of causing the deep ulcers they are accused of. I don't know which one this is...you can have a look at the contenders here....https://spiderid.com/spider/theridiidae/steatoda/... Discussion Thread

TheMook commented on picture ID 192496.

Apologies for the poor image quality... Discussion Thread

TheMook commented on picture ID 192498.

Sorry for the poor image size / quality... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192488.

https://spiderid.com/picture/9422/... Discussion Thread

Nod commented on picture ID 192488.

I still think it is one of the 2 Phoneutria species in Costa rica.... the relative leg sizes .....now we can see them... are more like a wandering spider than a crab spider . ..and the single black line on the head with the double white dotted lines on the abdomen also fit. What I could make out of the eyes and pedipalps in the other picture also fit. Thanks for setting her free.... Discussion Thread